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What can I do to help keep my ferret cool in this heat?

My ferret has a small fan directed at his cage and I always make sure he has plenty of water but I still worry about him over heating. I don't have air conditioning right now because the old drafty windows need to be replaced first so my electric bill doesn't skyrocket. I was hoping some of you would have a suggestion as to what I can do to make sure he doesn't get too hot.

i agree with other posters or you could get a block of ice and put it in a cake pan(fairly deep) and in front of the fan blowing on his cage, it would be like an old time swamp cooler. Just make sure to empty the water when needed.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I'll go through the recycling bin tonight and freeze some ice for him. He makes me feel so guilty when he's all splayed out on his shelf like he can't even stand to sleep curled up like he usually does - though I do laugh when he falls off the shelf from sleeping like that. I had actually thought about getting a pan of water for him to splash around in but figured it would make too much a mess...he likes to jump in the cat's and dog's water bowl when I let him out of the cage, today he jumped in the dog's bowl while she was drinking out of it and they then play fought for a good 15 minutes before they both practically passed out on the kitchen floor.

Answer by
Anonymous
at 10:59 PM on Jun. 20, 2010

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